Day #1 So, here , I am. In a 4 bedded room in hostel in Melbourne city. It’s 12.41am. This time, last night, I was sleeping in Air Asia flight, and was probably flying above Indonesia’s sky. Few hours later, after not-so-welcoming interrogation by 2 Australian immigration officers, long wait at baggage claim (well, actually […]

For whatever reason, if you ever think of taking a gap year to travel (or anything you like, outside your 9-5 job) , just take that brave decision and do it. Most probably, you’ll never know if there’s solid ground below, or hand to hold, or hell to pay (as Celine Dion’s beautiful song say […]

–this is backdated post, written when I was there in Dec 2010– Hawke’s Bay is known as the Wine Country. Hastings, which is one of the city in Hawke’s Bay. There are lots of vineyards. But there are also apple orchards, and few stonefruit orchards. This is one of the busiest city during summer [December […]

I just came back from New Zealand and there were people asked me how, what and why I did it. So, for you who asked and anyone interested to know, I write everything I know about Working Holiday Visa in New Zealand. Hopefully, this at least give you insight of what it is all about. […]